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Age:26 Gender :Male Current City: Deployed to Afghanistan GMAT: Scheduled for December GPA: 5 classes left with a 3.1 Wok Experience: 8.5 years, United States Marine Corps Application year 2011 Status: Studying for GMAT, looking at schools, and formulating essays Interested Schools: UCLA BC UCI GW U...

by niceguy84

Fri Aug 06, 2010 8:03 pm
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: 2011 - Where are you applying?
Replies: 58
Views: 23906

My job= applying late..is this bad?

I have heard that applying late can hinder your chances of getting into any school. However, due to my current job, being a Marine deployed to Afghanistan, I can not get everything correctly together untill the last round of deadlines. I might be able to make the 2nd round, but I do not think I will...

by niceguy84

Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:57 pm
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: My job= applying late..is this bad?
Replies: 2
Views: 1528

Thank you for the insight, sometimes I just need an outsiders prospective because I have been doing this for 9 years and most of it comes as natural as I have been taught. Full disclosure: I am a future MBA applicant too. So, whether you choose to value my two cents is up to you. However, I do spend...


Congrats,This was very helpfull, thank you for the insight. I too am applying to UCI and UCLA, and plan on attending the sessions in late fall and submit my applications early winter. The only reason I am submitting later is because I am deployed to Afghanistan untill October. Do you think this will...

by niceguy84

Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:06 pm
Forum: Admissions Success Stories
Topic: Accepted to UCLA and UCI
Replies: 6
Views: 13136

How to translate Marine experience in the application proces

I have been a Marine for the last 8 years and am applying to UCLA, UC Irvine, UCSD, BC, and Penn St. I plan on taking the GMAT when I am finished here in Afghanistan(October) My question is, I am not quite sure how to share my experiences because everything I have done has just been my job and comes...